Dish-cloth holder.



No. 7|2,8l0. Patented Nov. 4, I902.

H. r. KNAPP.

DISH CLOTH HOLDER.

(Application filed. Mar. 3, 1902.)

(No Model.)

M atmmw ed in accordance'with my invention.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I-IENRYF. KNAPP, or GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

DISH-CLQTH HOLDER.

$EECIFIGATION forming part of. Letters Patent No. 712,810, datedNovember 4, 1902.

Application filed March 3, 1902. Serial No. 96,545. (No model.)

To all whom it 111,001 concern:

Be it known that I, HENRYF. KNAPP, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Glouces ter, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Dish-Cloth Holder, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention is an improved dish-cloth holder or dish-mop holder, theobject of the invention'being to provide an exceedingly cheap and simpleform of holder by means of which any construction or variety of dishcloth or dish-mopcan be held or attached thereto.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder from which thecloth or mop can be quickly and easily removed for the purpose ofcleaning and drying; and a still further object is to provide a holderwhich in addition to its use as a mop and dish-clothholder can be usedas a holder for retaining a cloth or mop for the purpose of washing orcleaning lamp-chimneys or similar articles.

With these objects in view the invention consists, essentially,inconstructing a holderwith a central portion having elongated loops ateach end, one of said loops having a clamp connected thereto, by meansof which the dish cloth or mop is fastened in the said loop, theopposite loop being employed as a handle.

The invention consists also in certain details of construction andnovelties of combination, all of which will be fully describedhereinafter and pointed outin the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is aperspective view showing adish cloth or mop holder construct- Fig. 2 isa top plan view of the same device, the cloth or mop being removed fromthe loop. Fig. 3 is a sectional View on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 shows a slightmodification particularly adapted for use in connection withachimney-cleaner. Fig. 6 shows a still furthermodification; and Figs. 7and 8 are detail perspective views of the clamp, the binding-screw beingremoved.

In constructing my improved holder I employ a single piece of stoutwire, preferably galvanized, and bend the said wire so as to provide acentral portion A and the end loops B and C, said loops B and 0 beingessentially rectangular in form, their side members being parallelexcept where they join the central portion, at which points theyconverge.

In Figs. land 2 the members of the central portion are shown twistedabout each other, whereas in Fig. 5 the said members overlap and in Fig.6 they are arrangedside by side.

The dish cloth or mop D can be arranged in either loop; but in thedrawings I have shown the said cloth arranged in the loop B, and'inorder to secure the said cloth or mop in the loop I employ aclamp E,comprising the members E and E united'by aconnecting member E, all ofsaid parts being preferably formed from a single piece of sheet metal,and the side edges of the members E and E aregrooved or crimpedlongitudinally, as shown at E to receive the side members of the loop.

The members E and E are perforated and threaded, as shown at F forthe'purpose of receiving the binding screw E thereby tightly clamping orbinding the parts together upon the loop and against the cloth or mop,as most clearly shown in Fig. 1. By having the loops of uniform width-itwill be readily understood that the clamp can be used upon either loops,and inasmuch as the said clamp is quickly and easily adjusted it will beunderstood that any size or variety of cloth or mop can be secured inthe loop, and, furthermore, the said cloth or mop can be quickly andeasily removed after use and can thereby be kept thoroughly clean, whichis a decided advantage over the dish-mops will be noticed that theholder can be used for this purpose without removing the mop or clampfrom the opposite end. It will thus be seen that I provide anexceedingly cheap and simple construction of-holder and one capable ofaccomplishing all of the objects hereinbefore mentioned, and it maybeadded Letters Patent of the United the purpose specified and means foradjusting said clamp.

2. A holder of the kind described formed of a single piece of wire andcomprising a central portion and the end loops, the adjustable clamparranged upon one of the loops and the binding-screw for fastening thesaid clamp, as specified.

3. A holder of the kind described, comprising the central portion andthe elongated essentially rectangular loops at each end of the centralportion, the clamp comprising two members, and the binding-screw forfastenin; the said members upon the loop, one of said loops having acontracted extension for the purpose specified.

4. A holder of the kind described, comprising a handle portion and aloop, a clamp consisting of two plate members, the side edges of whichare grooved or crimped, and a binding-screw for fastening the said platemembers upon the loop, for the purpose specified.

5. A holder of the kind described, comprising a handle portion and aloop, a clamp formed of one piece of metal, the side edges of which aregrooved or crimped, and a binding-screw adapted to clamp the edges uponthe sides of said loop.

HENRY F. KNAPP.

Witnesses: V

H. M. BOND, A. E. HODGDON.

